It’s a new week, and that means a new batch of trailers and movie releases to look forward to! Here are the exciting TV and movie trailers and releases that dropped this week, May 15, 2023.
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The Blackening | Jun 16
The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherf****** game. The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
Director: Tim Story
Writer: Tracy Oliver & Dewayne Perkins
Cast: Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, with Jay Pharoah, and Yvonne Orji
Where to Watch: In theaters
Cruel Summer (S2) | Jun 5
Freeform’s “Cruel Summer” returns as an anthology with a fresh mystery and cast when its highly anticipated second season premieres. Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of “Cruel Summer” follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
Cast: Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, Sean Blakemore, Paul Adelstein
Where to Watch: Freeform
Shooting Stars | Jun 2
The film follows a young LeBron James, played by Marquis “Mookie” Cook, and his three best friends, Lil Dru (Caleb McLaughlin), Willie McGee (Avery S. Wills, Jr.), and Sian Cotton (Khalil Everage), as they become the #1 high school team in the country. But when Lil Dru is threatened with junior varsity, the “Fab Four” decide to switch schools and join a predominantly white Catholic school’s varsity team, facing backlash from their community but staying dedicated to each other.
With the help of a disgraced former college coach seeking redemption (Mulroney), the boys, along with former rival and new teammate Romeo Travis (enderson), face challenges both on and off the court in their quest to become national champs.
Director: Chris Robinson
Writer: Frank E. Flowers, Tony Rettenmaier, and Juel Taylor
Cast: Marquis “Mookie” Cook, Caleb McLaughlin, Avery S. Wills Jr., Khalil Everage, and Wood Harris, the movie also features Dermot Mulroney and newcomer Sterling “Scoot” Henderson
Where to Watch: Peacock
Theater Camp | Jul 14
Amos and Rebecca-Diane are lifelong best friends and drama instructors at a rundown camp in upstate New York. When clueless tech-bro Troy (Jimmy Tatro) arrives to run the property (into the ground), Amos, Rebecca-Diane and production manager Glenn (Noah Galvin) band together with the staff and students, staging a masterpiece to keep their beloved summer camp afloat.
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Cast: Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Jimmy Tatro, Patti Harrison, Nathan Lee Graham, Ayo Edebiri, Owen Thiele, Alan Kim, Alexander Bello, Bailee Bonick, Kyndra Sanchez, Donovan Colan, Vivienne Sachs, Quinn Titcomb, Caroline Aaron, Amy Sedaris
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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning | Jul 12
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their dangerous mission to track down a terrifying nuclear weapon that threatens humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious and a powerful nemesis named Gabriel, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission – not even the lives of those he cares about most.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Writer: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, Henry Czerny, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Frederick Schmidt, Rob Delaney, Cary Elwes, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss
Where to Watch: In theaters
Killers of the Flower Moon | Oct 6
Based on David Grann’s broadly lauded best-selling book, Killers of the Flower Moon is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, and Jillian Dion
Where to Watch: Theaters/Apple TV
The Creator| Sep 28
The film is set in a future world where humans are at war with advanced artificial intelligence, and follows the story of Joshua, played by Washington, a former special forces agent who is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the mysterious architect behind the advanced AI. Joshua’s wife, played by Gemma Chan, has disappeared, and he is consumed with grief. Together with his team of elite operatives, Joshua embarks on a perilous journey across enemy lines to destroy a world-ending weapon created by the Creator, only to discover that it is in the form of a young child.
Director: Directed by Gareth Edwards
Writer: Gareth Edwards and Chris Weitz wrote the script, based on a story by Edwards.
Cast: John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Allison Janney
Where to Watch: in theaters
Five Nights at Freddy’s | Oct 27
The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through.
Director: Emma Tammi
Writer: Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, Seth Cuddeback Based on Five Nights at Freddy’s by Scott Cawthon
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Kat Conner Sterling, Mary Stuart Masterson, Matthew Lillard
Where to Watch: Peacock
A Beautiful Life | Jun 1
When a young fisherman with a hidden talent gets discovered by a music producer, he must decide if he’s ready to open himself up to stardom — and love.
Director: Mehdi Avaz
Writer: Stefan Jaworski
Cast: Christopher, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Christine Albeck Borge, Ardalan Esmaili
Where to Watch: Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Jun 2
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. However, when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders. He must soon redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers
Writer: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller & David Callaham
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Daniel Kaluuya, and Oscar Isaac
Where to Watch: In theaters
Earth Mama | Jul 7
Gia is a young mother fighting for her children. Her son and daughter are in foster care, and now her unborn child could also be taken away. Struggling to work enough hours with court-mandated classes, she’s barely making ends meet. Gia loves her children unconditionally, but how will she give them the future they deserve?”
Director: Savanah Leaf
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Cast: Tia Nomore, Erika Alexander, Keta Price, Doechii, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Bokeem Woodbine, Dominic Fike
Where to Watch: N/A
Haunted Mansion | Jul 28
“Haunted Mansion” follows Dr. Emily Johnson and her son Ethan as they move into the enigmatic Haunted Mansion in New Orleans. With supernatural forces at play, they seek the aid of a peculiar priest, Father William, to rid the mansion of its malevolent spirits. Assisted by a widowed scientist-turned-failed paranormal expert, Dr. Henry West, a gifted psychic named Marie LaBelle, and a knowledgeable historian, Professor Hastings, they embark on a chilling and humorous adventure.
Director: Justin Simien
Writer: Katie Dippold
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Chase Dillon, Owen Wilson, LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jared Leto
Where to Watch: In Theaters
Extraction 2 | Jun 16
Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.
Director: Joe and Anthony Russo
Writer: Joe Russobased on the graphic novel ‘Ciudad’ by Ande Parks, from a story by Ande Parks, Joe Russo & Anthony Russo, with illustrations by Fernando León González
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, Tinatin Dalakishvili
Where to Watch: Netflix
The Bear (S2) | Jun 22
The Chicago-based restaurant dramedy, starring Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, follows a young chef who takes over his family’s Italian beef shop in Chicago after his brother’s suicide. The series also features In season two, the restaurant is set to reopen as The Bear, and the storyline will be centered on its reopening.
Cast: Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Edwin Lee Gibson, Abby Elliott, Corey Hendrix, Matty Matheson, Richard Esteras, Jose M. Cervantes, Bob Odenkirk, Molly Gordon
Where to Watch: Hulu
Swagger S2 | Jun 23
In season two, we meet the man-children Jace, Phil, Nick, Musa, Drew and Royale as they are entering their senior year of high school. All but Phil will be attending Cedar Cove Prep; a predominantly White institution where wealthy board members control the entire operation from the hiring of faculty to the enrollment of students. It is a school of power and influence. For all of their academic success, their basketball program has not been competitive until Emory Lawson, the athletic director, managed to acquire the Swagger players. Almost overnight, Cedar Cove’s basketball program becomes elite, attracting the attention of Alonzo Powers from Gladiator Sneakers. Games are attended by top college scouts from the nation and are live-streamed for thousands of fans. With winning comes scrutiny and the players find themselves under a microscope as they vie for a national high school championship. Everything is going right in the life of Jace Carson and his family. Jenna is renting a house in a residential neighborhood and her cosmetic sales business is booming. Then, a video surfaces that threatens to destroy it all. It is surveillance footage of Coach Warwick, Crystal’s former coach, being beat down in an alley. The attackers are masked but Coach Warwick believes he has found evidence proving the Swagger players were involved. As this speculation reaches the public eye and social media, the bond of brotherhood the players have built is tested. Their once promising futures are in jeopardy.
Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Cast: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Isaiah Hill, Shinelle Azoroh, Academy Award nominee Quvenzhané Wallis, Tristan Mack Wilds, Caleel Harris, Tessa Ferrer, James Bingham, Solomon Irama, Ozie Nzeribe, Jason Rivera, Christina Jackson, Sean Baker, Orlando Jones and Shannon Brown.
Where to Watch: Apple TV+
White Men Can’t Jump (NEW CLIP) | May 19
Two ballers, opposites who are seemingly miles apart, find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.
Director: Calmatic
Writer: Kenya Barris, Doug Hall
Cast: Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Vince Staples, Myles Bullock, and the late Lance Reddick
Where to Watch: Hulu
Based on a True Story (S1) | Jun 8
“Based On A True Story” spoofs the culture’s fascination with true crime, spinning a dark comedic thriller about a realtor, a former tennis star and a plumber as they capitalize on murders in their area.
Creator: Craig Rosenberg
Cast: Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Natalia Dyer, Tom Bateman, Priscilla Quintana, Liana Liberato, Alex Alomar Akpobome, Aisha Alfa, Annabelle Dexter-Jones and Li Jun Li
Where to Watch:
Sound of Freedom | Jul 4
The incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from traffickers.
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Writer: Rod Barr, Alejandro Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
Where to Watch: In theaters
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